Garment-bag.



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M. PARNASS.

GARMENT BAG.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-26,1916.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

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OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAX PARNASB, 0F YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO ISIDOR I. ZEEMAN,

GARMENT-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (lot. 31, 1916.

Application flied January 28, 1816. Serial No. 74,832.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX PARNASS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garment bags adapted to receive a clothes hanger of the usual type, and to protect the clothes while they are suspended from said hanger on a hook, and at the same time to provide a construction of bag which may easily be placed upon the garments while on the coat hanger or removed therefrom.

A further object of my invention is to provide a construction of garment bag that will be simple and economical in construction, that will not waste material and will therefore be economical in material, and a further and important'object is to provide a construction which will efiectually pregent the entrance of dust into the garment A. desirable form in which my invention may be embodied is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein,--

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved garment bag. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 22 partly broken. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank or pattern from which my garment bag is made; and Fig. 4 is a cross section of Fig. 1 on the line 4-4 looking in the direction of the arrows, partly broken.

The improved garment bag invented by me has for its very important objects to produce a garment bag which will efi'ectually screen the garments contained therein from dust, and which is easily applied to or removed from the garments while on the coat hanger which will be so economical in material and construction that it can be produced and sold at a price that will make it an object of general use. In carrying my invention into effect I have therefore provided a garment bag wherein the pattern or blank is formed in one piece, as illustrated in Fig. 1. It may be made of any desired cheap and flexible material such as paper or cloth, but I prefer to make it of a cheap grade of cloth which excludes dust from passing through the body such as the cheaper grades of lining cloth. The pattern as illustrated in Fig. 3 is formed of a single piece of material A. This is bent upon the line B so that the two sides C, D are folded one upon the other. The bottom edge E is permanently closed by the cloth. The lefthand edge F as illustrated in Fig. 1 is also permanently closed by being sewed or seamed together. A portlon G of the top edge is also permanently closed by being sewed or seamed together. Upon the side C and on the edge opposite the closed edge F the material extends to form a flap H, and this flap H is bent around the line I to close the said edge. Upon a top edge of one of the sides, and preferably upon the top edge of the opposite side D, material is likewise left to form a second and topfiap J which closes the portion of the top edge that is left open. This top flap J is bent around the line K to close the said edge. Both the side flap H and the top flap J are secured in closed position by separable retaining devices such as the ordinary snap or glove fasteners L, of which three are illustrated as employed for the purpose of securing the side flap to the side ID, and one for the purpose of securing the top flap J to the side C.

It will be apparent that in constructing my invention from a single piece of cloth one of the edges E or F may be permanently closed by sewing, and the other may be closed by the material. I prefer the arrangement shown wherein the longitudinal edge F is the one closed by sewing as I believe this is more economical in material. The edges F and G are stated to be permanently secured together by sewing, and this is obviously preferable in case the bag is made of cloth, although in this case for particularly cheap construction pasting might be feasible, and if the bag were made of paper it would probably be preferable to top and bottom flaps opened whereupon the clothes may easily he slipped ofi' of the clothes hanger if desired without removing the same from the clothes hanger, or if preferred the bag, when the flaps are opened,

'of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A garment bag formed of a single piece of material havin one side edge and a portlon of the top edge ermanently closed, and having a ormed on one side 0 posite said closed edge, and having a flap ormed in a portion of its bottom edge,

one side at the top edge, said side and top flaps adapted to be bent around their respective edges and separable retaining devices for holding said respective flaps in closed position.

2. A garment bag formed of a single piece of material having its bottom edge, one side edge and a portion of the top e ge permanently closed, and having a flap formed on one side opposite said closed edge, and having a flap formed in a portion of the opposite side at the top edge, said side and top flaps adapted to be bent around their respective edges and separable retaining devices for holding said respective flaps in closed position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAX PARNASS Witnesses CHAS. LYON RUssELL. THOMAS F. WALLACF 

